Insurance premiums (discusion)

bigadaj

Mobeer wrote: »

Stamps

1980: 12p first class, 10p second class
2012: 60p first class, 50p second class
RPI-only increases would make those prices 43p and 36p

The trend is continuing (now 65p and 56p).

https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/mar/27/60p-price-stamp-royal-mail#data

So that pretty much matches increase in wages over that time period, though not rpi or cpi.

bigadaj

z1a wrote: »

Pint of lager 1980 - 24p, now £2.80.

Yes, one of the exceptions that proves the rule, fags would be even more so.

Removing tax would bring it back below wage inflation though I would guess.